REWiB Training Program for African Women 2025

Researchers Without Borders (REWiB), in partnership with the African Union Gender Peace and Security Programme, is hosting a 5-day training to strengthen young African women’s skills in monitoring, documenting, and reporting on the implementation of the WPS agenda.

Graduates of the training will design and implement localized monitoring initiatives, and their findings will feed into a continental WPS monitoring compendium to be shared with the African Union, national governments, and WPS-HA Compact partners.

• Table of Content
• About Researchers Without Borders (RWB)
• REWiB Training Program
• Aim and Benefits of REWiB Training Program
• Requirements for REWiB Training Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for REWiB Training Program
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Researchers Without Borders (RWB)

Researchers Without Borders (RWB) is a regional feminist organization established in 2022 to track the implementation of the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda in Africa.  This new initiative seeks to research security trends in Africa and their impact on the WPS agenda working with feminist researchers and peace activists to promote sustainable peace and security through the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 at national and regional levels in Africa. We strive to provide a civil society perspective on the implementation of the WPS in... continue reading

REWiB Training Program

Aim and Benefits of REWiB Training Program

At the end of the training, participants will have gained

• Membership in a network of young African WPS monitors connected to AU and UN platforms.
• A solid foundation on the WPS and YPS agendas.
• Practical skills in data collection, community monitoring, and reporting.
• Hands-on experience designing, pitching, and implementing your own youth-led accountability project.
• A certificate of completion endorsed by the African Union and partners.

Requirements for REWiB Training Program Qualification

Researchers Without Borders (REWiB) is looking for 20 dynamic young women who are

• A solid foundation on the WPS and YPS agendas.
• Practical skills in data collection, community monitoring, and reporting.
• Hands-on experience designing, pitching, and implementing your own youth-led accountability project.
• A certificate of completion endorsed by the African Union and partners.
• Membership in a network of young African WPS monitors connected to AU and UN platforms.

Interview date, Process and Venue for REWiB Training Program

Selected participants will

• Attend a physical training in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in November 2025, and follow-up virtual training sessions.
• Design and implement a localized monitoring activity on WPS implementation in their community.
• Produce a short community monitoring report or narrative brief.

Check also:
Commonwealth Master's Scholarship to Study in UK 2027/2028
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Africans 2027 (Fully Funded to USA)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Submit your application to [email protected] by 30th September, 2025

Your application should include

1. • A short personal statement (max 500 words) on why you want to join the fellowship.
   • Your CV/Resume (max 2 pages).

For more details, visit REWiB Training Program webpage